Team Lead, Education Program

University-of-Albert; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University-of-Albert, within the Department of Family Medicine, seeks a Team Lead, Education Programs to provide operational leadership for one or more education portfolios. This role reports to the Education Manager and works with Program Directors and administrative leadership to align priorities and improve processes.

The Team Lead oversees administrative staff and supports learners, faculty and teaching sites, with responsibilities spanning learner engagement, scheduling, assessment,

Qualifications

• Experience leading education programs or departments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision to education staff.
• Oversee learner engagement, recruitment, scheduling and program coordination.
• Support learners, faculty and teaching sites across portfolios.
• Lead accreditation, policy deployment and budget oversight.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Organizational skills

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal applicants will be given priority consideration based on minimum qualifications, or a combination of experience, skills, and abilities before external applicants are considered.

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

Reporting to the Education Manager, the Team Lead, Education Programs provides operational and administrative leadership for one or more assigned education portfolios within the Department of Family Medicine. Portfolio assignments may change over time to respond to program priorities, workforce needs and the evolving medical education environment.

As a member of the Department’s education leadership team, the Team Lead translates strategy and departmental priorities into coordinated operational plans, processes and practices. The position works closely with the relevant academic Program Director(s), other Education Team Leads and the Department’s broader administrative leadership team to promote alignment, consistency and continuous improvement across the education portfolio.

The Team Lead provides day-to-day leadership and formal supervision to assigned administrative staff and oversees program administration supporting learners, faculty and teaching sites. Accountabilities include learner engagement and recruitment, scheduling and program coordination, educational activities, assessment and evaluation, accreditation, policy and process implementation, budget oversight, workforce planning, workload coordination and service coverage.

The role requires strong leadership, communication and organizational skills; sound judgment; and the ability to manage competing priorities and address operational issues with a high degree of independence. Experience working with rural, regional or distributed medical education programs and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing rural communities are considered assets. The Team Lead is expected to build expertise in the assigned portfolio while contributing flexibly across the broader Education team.